"Trung so" wins Vietnam Golden Kite Award 2015

The feature film “Trung so”(Jackpot) directed by Vietnamese-American Dustin Nguyen has won the Vietnam Golden Kite Award 2015.

Feature film “Trung so”(Jackpot) won the Vietnam Golden Kite Award 2015 (Photo: VNA)

Actress Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, who plays the role of Ut Thom in Jackpot, won Best Actress, while her colleague Nguyen Thanh Tu bagged Best Actor for his role in "Cau Vong Khong Sac" (Rainbow Without Colour).

The film was selected as the Vietnamese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.

The film, based on the true story of Lanh, a lottery ticket seller in the southern province of Dong Thap, is set in 2011. One day, a delivery tricycle driver orders some lottery tickets from Lanh and promises to pay and take the tickets later.

Lanh finds that the tickets the driver ordered have won VND6.6 billion (USD300,000). She takes the tickets to the driver and informs him about his good fortune, instead of claiming the prize herself.

Silver Kite awards were given to “Cuoc Doi Cua Yen” (Life of Yen) by director Dinh Tuan Vu, “Nguoi Tro Ve” (The Returner) by Dang Thai Huyen, and “Toi Thay Hoa Vang Tren Co Xanh” (Yellow Flowers on Green Grass).

The series "Tuoi Thanh Xuan" (Forever Young) secured the Golden Kite award in the TV Series category. The Golden Kite award for Best Actress in a TV Series also was presented to Nha Phuong as Linh in "Tuoi Thanh Xuan".

Actors Viet Anh and Quang Tuan were named Best Actor in a TV Series for their roles in “Khi dan chim tro ve” (When the Birds Come Back), and “Khuc Hat Mat Troi” (The Song of Sun), respectively.

(Source: CPV)